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VOLUME LXXVII.— NO. 159,
HEALDSBURG PAGEANT
A Dazzling Array of
Beauty Seen at the
Carnival.
SCORES OF GAT FLOATS.
California Blossoms Arranged
in a Variety of Magnifi
cent Designs.
CONTEST OF THE KNIGHTS.
Dashing Gallants Tilt for Rich
Trophies— Balloting for Pretty
.. ;■• Babies.
HEALDSBURG; Cal., May 17.—Healds
burg has reached up ana placed a stand
ard on the heights of her history. For her
great day is already in history. Her fu
ture will not look up to this flag to be sure,
for Healdsburg never goes back— a height
once attained is made secure — but the flag
will mark- : what*, a ' greater step may be
taken under the influence of enthusiasm
« and united effort. ■■ .
: Some weeks ago the people of this little
city undertook to give a floral show and
festival for her. own entertainment. Some
one suggested a little elaboration. It was
done. Another, suggested a further widen
ing of the plan, and day by day the scheme
■developed, the momentum growing with
each move until some public spirited citi
zen thr^w back his shoulders, took off his
<tiat and Inquired:
"What's the matter with Healdsbure?"
There was a sudden chorus, united in
the expression that "she's all right."
"Gentlemen," said the public-spirited
citizen, pointing on the map toward Santa
Barbara and Los Angeles and Santa Rosa,
"this festival of ours has got going, and we
cannot stop it until it has ridden into line
with the?e others."
And the saying has come true. The
features of to-day's demonstration were
sufficiently distinctive to have invited the
enthusiastic attention of even those who
have seen all the others, and the crowds
that came by the regular and the special
excursion trains from north and south and
who have trooped into the city by every
road leading this way, and in every style
of vehicle, are loud in their praise of
Healdsburg and her carnival, and will go
away to tell the stay-at-homes what fun
they had.
The day was perfect, the sky unflecked
by a cloud, but the sun's straight rays were
tempered to entire comfort by a cooling
breeze.
AU ttie morning honra were enlivened
with that bustle of preparation that goes
before a pageant, the dashing abreast of
men on horseback, the tat-tat-tat of drums,
the far-sounding call of bugles, the move
ment through the streets of detachments
of the parade, the tramp and the slow el
bowing of the good-natured mass on the
streets.- - , ;■.';■ ; -'. **; ' : :: ; : -■■■'-■ : '
The procession formed in the streets
west of the park and very shortly after the
hour set the word was given, and it moved
away westward, winding through the prin
cipal streets and then returning to the
plaza. Sightseers had found favored
points all along the route to view the
parade, but the peculiar advantages of the
plaza, where the cavalcade could be seen
for a' quarter of a mile of its length as it
traversed wide streets, attracted the great
mass there and not less than 5000 people
packed the sidewalks and looked from the
windows and porches and awnings, or
stood upon the housetops fronting the
beautiful square.
The procession was over amilein length,
and this despite the fact that many of the
floats anticipated as coming from neigh
boring cities did not arrive. Geyserville
was the only place outside of Healdsburg
that was represented in the line, but she
did herself proud. She was given almost
the right of line, with a neat little donkey
turnout.
But to follow the line in its order: The
Queen, of course, came first, led, to be
cure, by the marshal and his men, the
Sotoyome band— a prize-taking organiza
tion—the armored knights with their
lances and plumes and the glitter of bur
nished silver and steel. They were the
Queen's guard of honor — and then the
Queen's float. It was an immense and sub
stantial affair, covered completely with
green things and flowers, except the
canopy which stretched above the throne
at the top. Her four maids of honor oc
cupied places about her on the steps lead
ing to her high position. The float was
drawn by four white and plumed horses.
Surrounded by her mail-claid knights,
and followed by a long troop of other
knights and ladies, arrayed in bright cos
tumes, the Queen and her following made
ft very imposing spectacle.
' Jost behind this inspiriting array, as
though to present the contrast of the old,
dull order of things with the new and gay
days of spring revelry, came the City Coun
cil and invited guests in some every-day
ipa-mages. : .
.■■■.•';• In sharp contrast again came the flowers
on wheels, led by a beautiful conceit in
sunflowers. The canopy of a surrey was
an immense sunflower. Two black horses
were harnessed in yellow, and the rig
trimmed in small yellow flowers, while the
lour fair occupants wore so many yellow
sunflowers. They were Miss Harriet Se
. well, Miss Edna Biddle, Miss Edith Sar
ginson and Miss Nora Terry.
; Mrs.. Dr. Swisher of Healdsburg and Miss
Byington of Santa Rosa rode in a low
-•'.-seated-,, four-wheeled rig that was entirely
! covered with roses.
Now came, the Geyserville contingent,
Jed by another gallant company of knights
■ *nd ladies.'. • .
Back of them came a float done up in
white, with a dozen pretty little girls in
white winding a Maypole. The float was
drawn by*-four white horses with white
harness. . .
George Remmel and wife followed in a
tandem, the rig in yeliow and lavishly
decorated in wild sunflowers. Two foot
men in white led the horses. ■
Now came the- Geyserville Bicycle Club,
all trimmed in blue and gold and flowers
the wheels of some of them— J. \V. Harlan',
Dr. D. C. Lazie, Cad Ellis, John Hall and
Charlie Anderson, who are known as "the
The San Francisco Call.
orphans, 1 ' being especially notable. HeTe
were more riders in dresses designed to
create a beautiful effect. They were:
Misses Florence Ellis, Chloe Ellis, JTanon
KnowlesvMiss Hart, Miss Addie Goodrich,
Mrs. Jeff Wisecarver, Mrs. George Black,
Bert Ellis and Shirley Black. Little Ho-,
mer Black Jed the Gey serville contingent
on a gayly dressed donkey. . :••*.
C. Miller followed the riders on. a high
wheeled sulky, the wheels of which were
twisted with festival ribbons.
E. 0. Goodrich rode in a carriage smoth
ered in flowers, while at the end of this
division was Joe McMirin's clever float,
covered with greens, and in which was a
small orchard of cherry trees, with four
summer girls stripping the luscious fruit
from the branches and tossing it into the
crowds on the sidewalk. Of coulee, the
fruit remained on; the trees, really, arid
what was thrown to the crowd was drawn
from a seemingly exhaustless reservoir.
On the side of the float, done in flowers,
was the legend, "Heart's Desire," which
is probably the name of Joe's cherry.
Healdsburg came into the line again
with a pretiy tandem in yellow, with an
immense sunshade. C. Soberanus was
driving. »
Mrs. Cuinmings drove a very prettily
decorated rig. With her was Mrs. Young
and a little child.
A band of Sotoyome Indians gave an oc
casional yell from under a grassy tent on
wheels.
The Lytton Training School at Lytton
Springs was represented by a handsome
and cool-looking float built of ferns, in the
shade of which were a dozen pretty young
ladies, forming a picturesque tableau in
blue. "•'..'
Now came the most spectacular single
turnout in the line. Mrs. Anita de Fitch
Grant, dressed in a flowing robe of pink,
with an immense white straw hat trimmed
with pink flowers, was seated in a low four
wheeled rig that was entirely covered with
pink flowers. She was half-buried in roses.
She drove four white horses harnessed in
pink and decorated with flowerß.
Mrs. H. Hamilton^ with three lady
friends, drove a two-horse rig done up in
white and pink. • .
Mrs, Austin and Mrs. Buckley and the
Misses Milter, two in black and two in
bright red, in a two-seated rig dressed in
red and carrying sunshades, made a very
effective turnout. . .
Here the Windsor band broke the line of
floral carriages and added the inspiration
of its music.
Company E of the National Guard, from
Santa Rosa, acted as an escort to the next
division, composed of the fire department.
Little Grade Vail sat up in a bower of
flowers and under a floral bell on the
chemical engine, and little Baby Stussy
swung amid ferns and flowers over the
hook and ladder. \
The Ha?el wood Kindergarten— a score of
little children— Were made comfortable in
an ample floral boat with spreading sails.
A float prepared by the Italian colony
represented King Ferdinand and his cap
ture of a number of black pirates. The
King stood on a pedestal so high that he
was compelled to hook the wires swung
across the streets for the Chinese lanterns
and lift them over his head as they rode
along. The pirates, although wearing
heavy chains, were made much more com
fortable lower down.
Miss King and Miss Harvin drove a two
wheeled rig entirely covered with mosses,
representing two young sprites from the
wild wood.
Mrs. Ellis Bush and Mrs. Isaac Burke,
clad in yellow, were in a rig covered with
marguerites.
A very effective individual float followed,
SAN FRANCISCO, SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 18, 1895.
QUEEN EMMA LEADING THE PAGEANT AT THE H3SALDSBURG FLORAL FESTIVAL.
'. ' ■ . • [Sketched by -i "Call " artist.]
In which little Stella Rosenberg sat alone.
It presented two pictures. One labeled
"New England" presented a miniature cot
tage and a landscape that is snow-bound —
a liberal spreading of white cotton serving
for the snow. The figure of a man was
half buried in the snow. The other was
labeled "California," and presented the
bower of ferns and fruits and flowers, in
which the smiling child is taking her ease.
The float was applauded all along the line.
■ A. A. : Burlingame drove a four-wheeled
rig trimmed with ro§es and pinks. Riding
with him was Miss Baker.
A. H. Meyer arid ; Miss Ethel Amesbury
were in a buggy, dressed luxuriantly in
roses and ferns.
Mrs. Ransom Powell and Mrs. Lew Nor
ton occupied a handsomely decorated rig.
■: Mrs. Ed Hay and Mrs. C. H. Pond drove
a two-horse rig trimmed with roses.
Mrs. Adele Liyernash with Miss Lizzie
Ward appeared in a rig beautifully done
up in marguerites, with a sunshade of yel
low and white, their white horse capari
soned in yellow trapping.
H . R. Galloway and family and Miss
Newlands drove a four-wheel, rig covered
with grasses and ferns.
Mrs. W. J. Kptchkiss and Miss Emma
Wightman carried the prevailing color of
the gold as seen in marguerites and sun
flowers and appeared in heliotrope rig and
dresses, and all making a distinct impres
sion. . . ;
Mrs. Austin's float was the cottage home,
windmill and a complete equipment for
housekeeping, all built of roses, except the
windmill. G. W>. Michael shared the
credit of the float. Charley and Hazel \
Michael sat on the porch of the house,
while Annie Peters and Emile Austin sat
within the house throwing flowers from its
windows. This very properly took the
first prize for flqats.
A. K ruse and T. C. Merchant drove a
Roman chariot with four gayly bedecked
horses abreast.
A pretty rig, covered with mosses, was
driven by John and J. A. Flack. Miss A.
M. Flack and Miss Lena Calhoun rode with
them in holiday colors.
Mrs. J. T. Coffinan and Miss M. Swain
drove a phaeton elaborately trimmed in
roses. ... ' •
A float that must have given the judges
some bother in deciding against it for first
prize was .an immense floral shoe,. with the
old lady who lives in it there with her
children— a whole bevy of them. It was
very pretty. It was designed and executed
by Miss Isaacs, who lives out of Healdsburg
a little way and brought this beauty to
town with her this morning, taking it com
pletely by surprise. There was nothing
prettier in the parade. Miss Isaacs sat up
in the heel of the big shoe herself, repre
senting the famous old lady.
Another attractive float was in the form
of an open platform, upon which some
merrymaking lads and lassies — Borne of
the fairest of Healdsburg's fair maids
were raking the meadow sweet with hay.
The ladies were Misses Mamie Livernash,
Zoe Bates and Annie Games.
. One of the features that provoked laugh
ter and applause along the line was the
toy turnout of little Baby Capell, driving
two little lapdogs in harness, under an
umbrella of roses.
The procession circled the plaza, moved
east about the distance of its length, re
turned to the plaza and moved in review
before the Queen, whose car took its sta
tion there, and then the long line disinte
grated. The sun had crossed the zenith
long before this, and the afternoon was
well advanced.
. The judges to say whose turnout should
carry away the prizes were : R. H. War
field of San Francisco, W. J. Hotchkiss of
Healdsburg, J. W. Oates of Santa Ro3a
and Colonel j. 8. Young of San Francisco.
The awards were as follows:
Best surrey— Miss Harrietta Seawell.
Best phaeton— Mrs. Anita de Fitch Grant.
Best buggy— Mrs. Eli Bush.
Best cart— Mrs. George Remmel.
Best float— Mrs. Charles Austin.
■ Best farm wagon— Mr. Joseph McMinn.
Best lady equestrienne— Miss Stella Haigh.
Best lady bicyclist— Miss Lola Bond.
Dog wagon— Little Kathleen Swisher.
The award for the best decorated busi
ness house was given to the Union Hotel.
At 3 o'clock the knights, in their
gorgeous trappings, assembled on the
Center-street side of the plaza for the tilt-
ing tournament. A large crowd was
attracted and held by the dashing ex
hibition of riding until the finish. Four
of the knights were from Alexander Valley
and four from Healdsburg. The contest
was an individual one, but a lively spirit
of rivalry between the two corps added
much to the interest of the contest. Three
little rings were to be caught on each ride,
and in a stretch of 150 yards, riding at full
speed, the rings suspended from scaffolds
erected at even'distances, and at a height a
little above the horseman's eye.
Following is the score of the Alexander
Valley knights:
WiUlam Petterson. 2 8 8 3 2—13
Frank Sinclair S 2 8 3 3—14
Wesley Bidwell ; 2 3 2 1 3—ll
Karly McPherson 3 1 3 3 3-14
Klmer Young 3 3 12 I—lo
Total 61
Following is the score of Healdsburg:
Harvry Miller 1 3 12 3—lo
Ueprg.e Seawell 0 0 2 0 I—3
Harry Truitt 0 0 3 0 3—6
Ueorjte Merchants 1 3 2 2 2—lo
Bert Haigh 3 13 3 3-13
Total ; 42
Frank. Sinclair of the valley, it will be
seen, won the first prize of $40, and Patter
son and McPherson, of the valley and
Haigh of Healdsburg tied for the second.
While all this was going on, a pretty
feature of the festival was attracting no
little attention at the theater, also on* Cen
ter street. It was the baby show, in which
fourteen little buds were bidding for popu
lar approval. They were Babies Gully,
Galloway, Kelly, Dah, Johns, Hoadley,
Phillips, Ferguson, Alexander, Rogers,
Ormsby, Anderson, Field and Hickok.
After a spirited and profitable contest— for
it cost money to vote as an evidence of
good faith— little Irene Kelly carried off
first prize in the less-than-one-year class
and Beth Martihue Galloway took another
in the two-year-old class.
To-night the city is in the full flood of
its hilarity. The plaza is brilliantly
illuminated and crowds throng the streets,
for the trains did not carry away as many
people as they brought by any means. The
Sotoyome band is rendering an open-air
concert in the plaza, while the Midwinter
Fair Quintet— Charles A. Prince, pianist;
F. K. Tobin, trombone; Will E. Bates,
cornet; George McNeill, clarionet; Isadora
Fenster, violin— assisted by Miss Helen
Smith, the whistler, is entertaining a big
crown in the pavilion. A moonlight picnic
is being held at the Healdsburg grove, a
short distance out of town. •
To-morrow will be a day of sport —
bicycle, foot, sack and Indian horse racing
in the morning, a chorus of 100 children in
the afternoon and in the evening a concert.
SANTA CRUZ'S PAGEANT.
Many Prizes Offered for the Best Feat
ares—Programme of the Aquatic
Sports Outlined.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., May 17.— 1t has
been just two weeks since the first mass
meeting when the grand carnival was
mentioned, and since tliat time head
quarters have been established, committee
meetings for the advancement of the car
nival, which will far exceed any previous
effort in grandeur and magnificence, have
been held day and night, and the enthusi
asm has spread throughout the county
until every man. woman and child has been
interested.
The ladies' auxiliary rooms have been
transformed into a bower of roses and
flowers. The decorations are very artistic
and the flowers are renewed every day.
The six days that Mrs. J. H. Horsnyder
has been the entertainer over 400 visitors
have registered, while scores called who
neglected to subscribe their names.
The merchants have been decorating
their show-windows in the carnival colors
and flowers. The decorations generally
represent some original design. One is
especially noticeable, being a miniature
lake, with rocks and flowers on the edge
and gondolas and ships floating on the
water.
The balloting for the Queen is becoming
exciting. There are at present nine Santa
Cruz beauties being voted for.
The committee on parades and pageants
recommend the offering of three prizes
each for the following features in the floral
pageant of and for the finest
features in the water parade of Wednesday
night, floats to be not less than Bxl2 feet:
Best decorated four-in-hand.
Best decorated carriage or surrey, drawn by
double team.
Best decorated phaeton or buggy, drawn by
double team.
Best decorated tandem, drawn by two or
more horses.
Best decorated spring wagon.
Best decorated farm wagon, drawn by two or
more horses.
Best decorated phaeton or buggy, drawn by
one horse.
Best decorated cart.
Best decorated miniature vehicle.
Best decorated Milky.
Best decorated lady equestrian.
Best decorated gentleman equestrian.
Best decorated girl, on pony or burro.
Best decorated boy, on pony or burro. .
Best decorated novelty equestrian.
Best decorated novelty in parade.
Best decorated marshal's aid.
Best decorated group of lady cyclists.
Best decorated group of gentlemen cyclists.
Best decorated club of cyclists.
Best decorated and mounted lady cyclist.
Best decorated and mounted gentleman
cyclist.
The prizes for the water parade on
Wednesday night will be:
For the finest floral float.
Finest illuminated float.
Most original float.
Finest decorated gondola.
Finest illuminated gondola.
Most original gondola.
Finest decorated launch.
Finest illuminated launch.
Finest decorated rowboat.
Finest decorated sailboat.
Finest illuminated sailboat.
Finest decorated barge.
Finest illuminated barge.
Finest appearing canoe.
Best novelty in the parade.
The committee on aquatic sports has
presented the following programme:
June 14, 10 a. m.— Kace between double scull
boats, one mile with turn ; cash prize for first
and medal for second.
Race between single scull boats, 14 and 16
feet long, with for length; cash prize
to first boat and medal to the second.
One hundred-yard running race ; medals for
first and second prizes.
Tub race, 100 yards, open to all; cash prize.
2 P. m.— Regatta for fishermen's boats, from
near the wharf, around whistling buoy and
return ; cash prize for first boat.
Quarter-mile swimming race, at the beach;
medals for first and second prizes. All entries
6b all close on June 12, at sr. ii.
ROMANCE OF SAN JOSE
Frank Maestos in Court for
Abducting Pretty Mariana
Rapoza.
Disastrous Blaze Caused by a Lamp
Explosion— Henry Lapier Ar
rested for Thievery.
SAN JOSE, Cal., May 17. — Justice
Dwyer's court was well filled with Portu
guese this afternoon, attracted by the pre
liminary examination of Frank Maestos
on a charge of abducting Mariana Rapoza.
The complaint was issued at the instance
of the girl's father, Manuel Rapoza, who
accused Maestos of abducting his 17-year?
old daughter, Mariana, with the hope that
her and Joe Silva. a farmhand employed
by Maestos, would fall in love with each
other and get married.
A large number of witnesses testified
that Mariana was at Maestos' place of her
own free will, and an equally large number
was positively sure that she had been ab
ducted. As the evidence was not sufficient
to hold Maestos, Justice Dwyer dismissed
the charge. . . ;>
... After the examination was over Mariana
refused to go home with , her parents, and
it looked as though there would be a fight
between the different ; factions. Joe Silva
insisted that ) the Judge marry, he and
Mariana at once, but as the girl was not of
age, and no license had been secured, the
request was not .complied with, ; and
Mariana left the. courtroom, in tears with
Maestos' family./. V---* : ' : :._•■,.■
; : WJPEi> OUT 'BY 4. BLAZE. .
Destruction of Three Buildings Caused
by a' Lamp Explosion. ' ;\":
' . SAN JOSE, Cal., May 17.— A lamp ex
plode* 1 in the residence of 'Jacob Faben in
Cottage Grove early this morning, setting
fire to ;. the' house ' and entirely destroying
it.' The flames spread to the adjoining cot
tage' of William Harding, and also , to a.
two-story workshop in the rear ' belonging
to Mr. ' Harding, completely destroying
both. cj
As the • property was t outside the ; city
limits there was no means of ' fighting the
fire. But little of • the household effects
were saved from the cottages. ; Mr. Hard
ing was engaged ' in ; manufacturing • rotary
engines, j and : ' much • valuable machinery
was consumed in the workshop.
:. The loss on the workshop is about $3000;
the ; loss ;of the : two cottages is placed at
$1000 each, with : but : little ; insurance, and
the total loss will reach $5000. < :
Stole a Cash Box.
; SAN JOSE, Cal., May 17.— Henry La
pier was arrested this morning for stealing
a cash box belonging to Mme. Davis, who
conducts i the :: Harmony; baths v on J North
First street. Lapier had ) been lodging at
the place and left yesterday, saying he was
going to San Francisco. La pier was about
to take the box from a pile of I brush in the
back : ; yard where "he had ' hidden it, when
he was arrested. The \ box contained $15
in cash, a diamond ring and ' other valu
ables. Lapier's family reside on Autumn
street, and his father ;is said to be a pawn
i broker in San Francisco. ' J ; .

I San Diego Business Collapse.
SAN DIEGO, Cal., May 17.— N. A.
Lesem, one of the largest dry-goods deal
ers in tfcis city, assigned this morning to a
San Francisco firm for the benefit of credi
tors. Friends are coming to the rescue,
and Lesem may probably resume*
PRICE FIVE CENTS.
ALONG THE COAST.
Wreck of Two Electric-
Cars in a Collision
at Pasadena.
REDWOOD CITY FATALITY
Mrs. Carrie Rathbone Killed
by Being Thrown From
a Carriage.
RIOTOUS SEATTLE SCHOLAB&
Officers Stoned While 'Attempting
to Keep Them From Entering
•■•..'•' a Sehoolhouse. .
PASADEJTA, Cal., May 17.— Electric car
87, which leaves Los Angeles at 4:30 p. m.,
with William Fredericks as motorinan and
Harry Roach as conductor, and car 94,
which leaves Pasadena at 4t. m., with A.
K. Latty as motormari and Thomas Wood
as conductor, on the Pasadena and Los
Angeles electric road, met at Lincoln Park,
three and a half miles south of this city,
with an awful crash on . a 3har.p curve
this evening. T"he train-dispatch«r was on
car 97. which was eight minutes late, and
all the blame is laid to his carelessness.
The cars were completely demolished.
A man by the name of Perillat, residing
in Los Angeles, received a compound frac
ture of the bones of the leg. All the tis
sues were torn and the bones exposed to
the air. He was taken to the Receiving
Hospital in this city, where his leg was
amputated. Perillat also received several
cuts about the head and body.
Miss Kate Ingalls of Pomona received
several cuts about the head and body,
which are of a very serious nature, and
Miss Johnson of Pomona, was cut about
the face and body.
These were the ones receiving the most
serious injuries, but there were several
others from Los Angeles and Pasadena,
whose names could, not be learned, who
were very badly injured. Jack Spencer
and Arthur 3aunders of this city received
severe injuries about the head, face and
legs. ■ . ; ..
This is the second accident on the new
line since it has been in operation, but as
soon as the double track, which is now
near completion, is finished the danger of
travel over the line will be ended.
— -♦ — :
B ED WO OH CITY FATALITY.
Mrs. Carrie Rathbone tlte Victim of a
Runaway Arridc.nt.
REDWOOD CITY., Cal., May 17.— A
fatal runaway accident occurred between
this city and Woodland, six miles distant,
this evening, in which Mrs. Garrie Rath
bone, wife of L.. D. Rathbone, lost her life.
Rev. Mr. Rath bone and his trife and
Miss Alice Glennan leit Redwood
City at 7 o'clock, to attend services at
the vVoodside Congregational Church, in
charge of Miss Scott, the evangelist. While
going up the McGarvey gVade, a runaway
team attempted- to pass theiV carriage. The
wheels of the two vehicles locked and the
Rathbone party was thrown down tTft-iteep
grade. Mrs. Rathbone was crushed about
the chest and died an hour later. Miss
Glennan was badly injured, but to just
what extent is not yet apparent. Mr.
Rathbone was severely bruised.
Mrs. Rathbone . (nee Carrie Dearborn)
was a native of Maine, aged 27 years, and
a schoolteacher by profession: She had
married about a year and a half. She was
an exceptionally bright and talented per
son and her death is a severe shock to the
community.
EXCITEMENT AT SEATTLE.
Trouble- Follows an Attempt to Open
Two of the Public Schools.
SEATTLE, Wash., May 17.— The dis
pute between the Boards of Health and
Education in regard to the closing of the
•Rainier and South schools as a precaution
against scarlet fever reached a crisis this
morning. . .
Acting under orders from the health
board, Health Officer Palmer and Officer
Corning ordered the closing of the two
schools. Principal Gerard of the former
school refused compliance, and told the
pupils to enter. A wild scene followed,
the 400 or 500 children entering at doors
and windows, some 0% them throwing
stones at the officers and getting out tho
hose to give them a bath. The officers
vainly strove to intercept them, and it wa»
not until noon that order was restored by
the arre&t of Mr. Gerard and the removal
of the children from the building;
No less exciting scenes occurred at the
South School, Principal Taylor being ar
rested for resistance to the order. The
school board afterward ordered the two
schools closed under protest until the
courts settle the dispute.
ASKS A FUJiTHEB JiEPRIEFE.
Murderer Axoff Wants to See His Child
Before Be IHcs. ■'.'■.'.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal., May Hi—A. Mc-
Guire, attorney for Anthony Azoff, under
sentence of death for the murder of Lon
Harris, has petitioned Governor .Budd to
extend the time for the reprieve of Azoff
thirty days, or to. June 6. Azoff desires to
see his child, but the attorney, although
looking for the murderer's wife and child
in Oakland, where they were supposed to
be, has been unable to find them.
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THE SAN LUIS FAILURE.
Creditors of Greenberg Brothers to Select
an Assignee.
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Cal., May 17.— A.
meeting of the creditors of Greenberg Bros,
will be held to-morrow for the purpose of
selecting an assignee. The firm was de«
clared insolvent in March by petition of
the members of the San Francisco Board
of Trade. Claims aggregating over $30,000
have been riled. Their stock of groceries
in the hands of the Sheriff is inyoiced at
$5500.
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' Sibley and Warner at ■ Portland.' r .
PORTLAND, Or., May 17.— General
Warner and ex-Congressman J. C. Sibley
addressed a large audience at the Park:
Theater to-night on the silver question.
They leave to-morrow for Seattle.
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